If you love to text, you will have to watch your thumbs beginning Thursday.

A new law banning drivers from texting while behind the wheel went into effect at midnight.

Police will only issue warnings for the rest of year.

Fines will begin in January.

Kentucky State Police say you won't be able to text, even if you're stopped at a red light.

Under the same law, no one under 18 years old will be able to use a cell phone at all while driving.

Police say you can still use GPS devices while driving.